1、（六） 选修 6 （120分钟 120分）,选择题部分(共80分) 第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节 单项填空(共20小题; 每小题0. 5分, 满分10分) 1. Most Chinese still regard Liu Xiang as _ honor to our country and take _ great pride in him. 2011绍兴模拟 A. an; / B. /; a C. the; the D. an; the 【解析】选A。句意: 大部分中国人仍然认为刘翔是我们国家的光荣, 并为他感到自豪。an honor to sb. /sth. 给
2、某人/物增光的人或事; take pride in. . . 固定短语, 为感到自豪。,2. The USA plans arms sale to Taiwan, which forces China to _ its modernization process in national defence. A. set up B. build up C. take up D. step up 【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。set up建立; build up增强; take up着手; step up加速。step up its modernization process in nationa
3、l defence加快国防现代化进程。,3. Set during the Cultural Revolution, Under the Hawthorn Tree(山楂树之恋)was _ from Ai Mis 2007 online novel, which is based on a true story. A. adopted B. adapted C. appealed D. attempted 【解析】选B。山楂树之恋改编自艾米2007年的网络小说。adapt改编, 适应; adopt采纳, 收养; appeal吸引; attempt尝试。,4. Scottish singer S
4、usan Boyle _ three different entries in the new Guinness World Records book recently. A. was given B. given C. has given D. has been given 【解析】选D。考查时态。句意: 近期, 苏格兰歌手苏珊鲍伊尔日前获得了三项“世界吉尼斯纪录”的确认。recently近来, 多与现在完成时连用。Susan Boyle与give间为被动关系。,5. China today renewed Googles _ to continue operating in the cou
5、ntry, the search giant announced. A. licence B. potential C. range D. tendency 【解析】选A。句意: 搜索行业巨头宣布, 中国更新了谷歌的营业牌照, 允许其在国内继续经营。licence营业执照; potential潜能; range范围; tendency趋势。,6. Astronomers found a new exoplanet the other day. Apparently, its _ Earth, and can support human life. A. three times the size
6、 as B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of 【解析】选D。考查倍数表达法。句意: 前不久天文学家发现了一颗新的外部行星。很明显, 它的体积是地球的三倍, 并具备人类生存的条件。“倍数+the size (height, length, width等)+of”表示“A是B的多少倍”。,7. The view met with doubt when it was raised _ the fall of housing prices will have a negat
7、ive impact on the growth of GDP. A. if B. whether C. that D. where 【解析】选C。考查名词性从句。句意: 房价的回落会对GDP的增长带来负面影响这一观点一提出就遭到了人们的质疑。The view和the fall of housing prices will have a negative impact on the growth of GDP构成同位关系, 连接词that在同位语从句中仅起连接作用。,8. A man is being questioned in relation to the _ murder last ni
8、ght. 2011抚顺模拟 A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted 【解析】选C。attempt企图; the attempted murder谋杀未遂案。advise建议; attend参加; admit承认。,9. This is not an economical way to get more water; _ , it is very expensive. A. in return B. on the other hand C. in a word D. on the contrary 【解析】选D。句意: 这不是获取更多水的经
9、济方式, 相反, 这样做很贵。on the contrary相反; in return作为回报; on the other hand另一方面; in a word总之。,10. The government _ to the country to pay more attention to A/H1N1 flu. A. appealed B. suggested C. called D. explained 【解析】选A。句意: 政府呼吁国家要更多关注甲型H1N1流感。appeal to呼吁, 吸引; suggest建议; call叫; explain解释。,11. Alice is kind
10、, careful, energetic and has much experience of looking after children. In a word, she is very _ . 2011金华模拟 A. comfortable B. flexible C. available D. reliable 【解析】选D。由上句描述可知爱丽丝很可靠(reliable)。comfortable舒适的; flexible灵活的; available可得到的。,12. We need to further develop renewable energy sources _ fossil
11、fuels _ . A. until; are running out B. before; are run out C. after; have been run out D. before; run out 【解析】选D。句意: 在化石燃料用完之前, 我们需要进一步发展可再生能源。由句意可知用before; run out用完, 耗尽, 无被动语态。,13. _ the high price, demand for these cars is very high. 2011杭州模拟 A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. Due to 【
12、解析】选B。句意: 尽管价格很高, 但这些车的需求量依然很大。in spite of尽管; because of因为; in case of一旦; due to因为。,14. _ we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a few. A. While B. Since C. If D. As long as 【解析】选A。句意: 尽管我们与许多人相处得也很好, 但朋友就几个。while在此表示“虽然; 尽管”。 since自从, 因为; as long as只要。,15. Peter lo
13、oked tired and a little absent-minded at the meeting. He _ up too late. 2011大连模拟 A. may stay B. could stay C. should have stayed D. must have stayed 【解析】选D。考查情态动词表推测。由上句可知, 彼得熬夜应发生在过去。且在此表示推测。should have done本来应该做某事; must have done过去一定做了某事。,【举一反三】 What a pity! Considering his ability and experience,
14、 he _ better. A. need have done B. must have done C. can have done D. might have done 【解析】选D。句意: 多遗憾呀! 鉴于他的能力与经验, 他本可以做得更好。might have done本来可以; can have done表示对过去事情的推测。,16. When _ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. A. compared B
15、. comparing C. being compared D. having compared 【解析】选B。句意: 当比较不同的文化时, 我们往往只注意到不同之处, 而没有注意到很多相似之处。该句为状语从句的省略结构, 完整形式为: When we are comparing different cultures, . . . 。,【方法技巧】状语从句的省略 状语从句的省略有以下几种情况: 1)在状语从句中如果主语与主句的主语一致, 同时从句中又含有动词be则通常可省去从句中的主语和动词be, 留下其余部分。,She stood at the gate as if (she was )wa
16、iting for someone. 她站在门口好像在等人。 The woman teacher hurriedly left the classroom as though (she was )angry. 这位女教师匆匆忙忙离开教室, 好像生气了。 When (it is) heated, ice can turn into water. 冰经过加热能变成水。,2)若状语从句中主语是it, 动词是系动词be, 则通常可省去主语it及系动词be, 留下其余部分。 Though (it was) cold, he still wore a shirt. 天气虽然冷, 他仍然穿一件衬衫。 Com
17、e tomorrow if (it is) possible. 可能的话就明天来吧。,3)状语从句中的部分内容若与主句的部分内容相同, 可将从句中的此部分内容省去。 He has no money. If (he has) any, he will give us. 他没有钱, 如果有, 他会给我们的。 Some flowers shut up at night as if (they did this in order) to sleep. 有些花夜间收拢, 好像是为了睡眠一样。,17. _ you are familiar with the authors ideas, try readi
18、ng all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. A. Now that B. Ever since C. So that D. As long as 【解析】选A。句意: 既然你对作者的观点熟悉, 就尽可能快地读完所有章节。now that既然; ever since自从; so that以至于; as long as只要。,18. Look at that old woman! She is looking around _ for help. She must be lost. A. socially B. accidentally
19、C. desperately D. absolutely 【解析】选C。句意: 看, 那位老妇人正在拼命地环顾四周寻求帮助。她肯定迷路了。desperately拼命地; socially社会地; accidentally偶然地; absolutely绝对地。,19. The growth of GDP in China will be largely slowed down in the next few years _ it mainly relies on the exploration of the resources available. A. for B. due to C. tha
20、nks to D. in that 【解析】选D。in that由于, 与句意相符。for因为, 前面应加逗号; due to与thanks to都表示原因, 但to为介词, 后不能加句子。,20. I cant finish the paper until tomorrow, Im afraid. Thats OK, theres _ . 2011台州模拟 A. no problem B. no hurry C. no doubt D. no wonder 【解析】选B。句意: 我恐怕到明天才能完成这份论文。好的, 不急。no hurry不急; no problem没问题; no doubt
21、无疑; no wonder难怪。,第二节 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the 21 of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much. “What? ” 22 one participant. “Those guys have to be lyin
22、g. ”There is no reliable 23 of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the 24 spender.,A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the 25 . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than survey),
23、each with a net worth of $25 million or more.,About half the respondents(受调查者) inherited(继承) their 26 , a quarter 27 it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it 28 . That is roughly in line with other surveys of 29 women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-
24、made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than 30 a salary.,As for 31 , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as “below their means”. The report on the survey said that is possibly 32 they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success. “Women te
25、nd not to spend as much as 33 and splash(洒落) their names all over the place, ” said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and her lifestyle as “below the radar”.,Many women also worried about wealth having 34 effects on their children and didnt want to spend lavishly(挥霍) t
26、o 35 a bad example. At the same time, 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when 36 ”. And 93. 5% of the women said they were responsible for making 37 on major purchases, which 38 that they do a lot of the big spending. Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo. , a Gulfstre
27、am plane, a Feadship yacht the couple probably makes the decision 39 .,But what about other 40 ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending? 本文用调查的结果, 说明只有很小一部分富翁认为自己的太太花钱太多。完成本题要结合现实生活中男女不同的花钱习惯。,21. A. results B. reasons C. times D. directions 【解析】选A。组织者公布了一项调查的结果(results), 而不是原因(r
28、easons), 次数(times), 方向(directions)。 22. A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. laughed 【解析】选C。有钱, 但不显摆没人相信, 故一位与会人士大叫道(shout): 什么? 那些家伙肯定在说谎。哭叫(cried), 叹息(sighed), 大笑(laughed), 都不足以说明他的惊讶。,23. A. data B. measure C. division D. news 【解析】选B。目前还没有可靠的方法(measure)来评断富人堆里谁花钱更多: 是男性还是女性。数据(data), 分离(division), 新闻
29、(news)都不合句意。 24. A. biggest B. bigger C. smaller D. worse 【解析】选B。双方都会说对方是个较大的(bigger)花钱者。就两类人没法表示最大的(biggest), 较少的(smaller)不符合常识, 较坏的(worse)就更没道理了。,25. A. matter B. message C. point D. report 【解析】选C。由Wilmington Trust, Campden Research和Relative Solutions最近联手进行的一项调查证明了上述观点(point)。物质(matter), 信息(messag
30、e), 报道(report)不符合题意。 26. A. spirit B. money C. habit D. cost 【解析】选B。约有一半的被调查者的财产(money)是继承而来, 全文都说的是钱, 而不是精神(spirit), 习惯(habit), 成本(cost)。,27. A. bought B. robbed C. got D. earned 【解析】选C。四分之一得(get)自丈夫, 剩下的四分之一是自己赚的。根本不是买来的(buy), 更不是抢来的(rob), 后面才说的是自己挣来的(earn)。 28. A. itself B. herself C. ourselves D
31、. themselves 【解析】选D。剩下的四分之一是自己(是多个受调查者当然用themselves)赚的, 而不能用它自己(itself), 她自己(herself), 我们自己(ourselves)。,29. A. wealthy B. poor C. ordinary D. honest 【解析】选A。这与我们对富有(wealthy)女性及其财富来源的调查基本相符。全是对有钱人的调查, 而不是穷人(poor), 普通人(ordinary), 和诚实的人(honest)。 30. A. making B. earning C. taking D. spending 【解析】选B。90%是
32、自己当老板开公司赚的, 而不是靠挣(earn)工资得来的。不可能是开(make)工资, 带走(take)工资, 花(spend)工资就更不对了。,31. A. buying B. wasting C. spending D. saving 【解析】选C。至于支出(spend), 几乎所有女性(90%)都说自己的支出习惯是量入为出。前文说的是挣钱, 这儿是说花钱, 而不是买(buy), 浪费(waste), 节约(save)。 32. A. when B. if C. whether D. because 【解析】选D。调查报告中说, 这可能是因为(because)她们并不认为自己的极大财富就是
33、成功的全部意义所在。当时候(when), 如果(if), 是否(whether), 明显不适合这儿的语意。,33. A. women B. youths C. adults D. men 【解析】选D。女性往往没有男性(men)花钱多, 也不会四处宣扬自己。全文都是拿男女相比, 并不是女的和女的(women), 年轻人(youth), 还有成年人(adults)比。 34. A. serious B. good C. bad D. various 【解析】选C。很多女性也担心财富会对孩子造成不良(bad)影响, 而不是严肃的(serious), 好的(good), 各种各样的(various)
34、影响。,35. A. send B. set C. do D. give 【解析】选B。所以不希望乱花钱, 以免给孩子树立坏榜样(set an example是固定短语)。送(send), 做(do), 给(give)都不和an example搭配构成这个意思的短语。 36. A. necessary B. possible C. pleased D. anxious 【解析】选A。与此同时, 70%的女性说, 她们会在必要的(necessary)时候买好东西, 而不是可能的(possible)时候, 高兴的(pleased)时候, 焦急的(anxious)时候。,37. A. plans B
35、. decisions C. appointments D. suggestions 【解析】选B。有93. 5%的女性说, 买大件的主意(即是决定decisions)都是由她们决定, 计划(plans), 指定(appointments), 建议(suggestions)都没有用这个更合理, 因为是花钱购置东西, 是一个行动的结果。,38. A. notices B. stresses C. implies D. intends 【解析】选C。这暗示(imply)她们经常花钱买大件。并没有直接这样说, 故不是注意到(notice), 强调说(stress), 打算(intend)之意。 39
36、. A. away B. together C. as well D. out 【解析】选B。当然, 对于真正的大件比如在科罗拉多州买座房子, 一架湾流(Gulfstream)私人飞机, 一艘Feadship游艇, 夫妇两人可能会一起(together)作决定, 根本不是远处(away), 也一样(as well), 出去(out)之意。,40. A. purchases B. effects C. differences D. examples 【解析】选A。不过买其他东西的时候呢? 你认为是男性还是女性的高端花销更多? 影响(effects), 不同(differences), 例子(ex
37、amples)不符合逻辑。,第二部分 阅读理解(第一节20小题, 第二节5小题; 每小题2分, 满分50分) 第一节 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。,(A)Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D. C. . I heard a voice saying, “Can you help me? ” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately, I pulled
38、 out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her. But the blind woman smiled and said, “I dont want your money. I just need help finding the post office. ”,In an instant, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudiceI judged another person simply for what I assumed sh
39、e had to be. I hated what I saw in myself. The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza deliver
40、y driver among many other humble(卑微的)jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.,In my own life, I have experienced prejudice. I remember a timeat the age of 17when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would end up like me.,But now, livi
41、ng in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been , and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the street cured me of my blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility(谦虚). By the way, I helped that lady to
42、the post office. I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.,41. How did the writer give the blind woman money? A. In a modest way. B. In a polite way. C. In an impatient way. D. In a painful way. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句中without even looking at her知道作者当时很不耐烦。,42. According to the text, the writer
43、_ . A. still lives a poor life B. was busy with his work C. was born in Honduras D. was a native of Washington D. C. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段前两句中I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US可知答案。,43. According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should _ . A. be nice to the el
44、derly and the disabled B. try to experience different kinds of culture C. treat others equally with love and respect D. think about ones past as often as possible 【解析】选C。推理判断题。作者反省自己不应该对弱势群体抱有偏见, 而应该用爱和尊重平等地对待他人。,44. What would be the best title of the text? A. A priceless lesson B. An act of prejud
45、ice C. A sightseeing trip D. A humble moment 【解析】选A。推理判断题。那位盲人让我丢掉对弱势群体的偏见, 继续坚持谦虚待人的人生信条, 这是非常珍贵的教训。,(B)Autumn means different things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “Personality shapes your view of the season, ” he said, “You may see
46、it as a fading away, a packing up, or as a time of packing in another sensethe excited gathering of resources before a long journey. ”,If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote: No warmth, no cheerfulness,
47、no healthful easeNo shade, no shine, no butterflies, no beesNovember!,On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the greatest poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards, s
48、aying there was something comforting about autumn.,According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats “gathering swallows (燕子)”(in To Autumn) are leaving for Africa, millions of creatures from the frozen north are fleeing into Britain. Wild geese arrive from Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts. People might,
